Letter from Kug-Nanna to the god Ninšubur

Segment A

1-13. Say to 1 line missing to the counsellor who constantly cares for ……, the god who distributes the divine powers, who utters pleasing words, who …… a verdant branch by his head; the linen-clad god of the abzu, the chief administrator, who makes the oracular responses (?) favourable, whose words are pre-eminent; the powerful one (?) at the bow (?) of the boat "Stag of the Abzu", the lord of wide and complete wisdom, the minister who knows An's secrets, with whom no god can compare; the lord of the protective goddesses; him whose great sweet eyes inspire confidence, who provides the Anuna gods, the great gods, with food offerings; the adviser who comes forth from the skies, who is worthy of holy Inana; without whom no lord or king could receive the lofty sceptre -- to Ninšubur, the merciful god who listens to prayers and supplications, repeat: this is what Kug-Nanna the incantation priest, the son of Lugal-ka-gena, your servant, says:

14-15. I am ……, I am an ailing old man, I am …… handcuffs. 1 line fragmentaryunknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

1-4.1 line fragmentary1 line unclear …… foreign plague …… looked at me contemptuously and insulted me for my doing ……. In the street my friend would not talk to me; he bent his head down.

5-13. If it pleases you, my god, allow me to soothe your angry heart, so that your spirit will be assuaged. May the maškim demon that perpetrates evil be ripped apart, so that he will flee my body. May the asag demon be extirpated from my limbs, so that my dark days will become bright. I cannot bear your heavy punishment any longer; declare that "It is over"! May I, the humble servant, not be destroyed; declare that "It is over"! Like milk …… your greatness ……, …… to my home. 1 line fragmentaryunknown no. of lines missing